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CHARLES A. REIVIELIUS, F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 PREPAYMENT CARSALES COMEANY, A CORPORATION 0F WEST VIRGINIA.

PASSENGER-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1913.

Application filed January 20, 1910. Serial No. 539,056.

To' all whom z'z may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. REME- Lrrrs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful improvements inPassenger-Cars; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and eXact description of the invent-ion, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appert-ains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, and tocharacters of reference marked thereon.I which form a part of thisspecification.

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements inpassenger-cars of the street-railway type; and this invention hasreference, more particularly, to a novel combined door andstep-operating mechanism for railway cars, and especially forstreet-railway cars, the platform of the car being provided at theside-step thereof with one or more doors which are opened and closed bymeans of mechanism under the cont-rol of the conductor stationed uponthe car; and the step of the platform being provided with a device ormeans which incloses or covers the step during the time that the door ordoors are closed, but which step-inclosing or cover-device or devicesare operated simultaneously with the movements of the door or doors bythe mechanism under the control of the conductor.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a novel, simpleand easily operated step-inclosing or cover-device or devices andmechanism for operating the same; and, the invention has for its furtherobject to provide in connection with a platform of a railway car.I whichhas independent and separate entrance and eXitpassageways, a door orgate, or doors or gates, for each passageway, a step-covering device ordevices, and mechanism for opening and closing said doors, andsimultaneously operating the said step-covering device or devices`l saidmechanism being operated by and being under the control of theconductor, when the car has come to a standstill, so that a person cannot jump on or oftl the car while it is in motion.

The invention has for its further object to provide a novel and simplyconstructed,

as well as an efliciently operating mechanism which is operated by andis under the perfect control of the conductor, for operating two sets ofdoors and two sets of stepcovering devices, one for the entrance-partand the other for the exit-part of the platform, either' singly orcollectively, so as to provide a clear passageway to the entrance of theplatform, while the eXit remains closed.I or vice versa; or, to provideat one and the same time, two clear passage-ways to and from theplatform of the car.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularlyenumerated will be clearly understood from the following detaileddescription of my present invention.

lVith the various objects of the present invention in view, the saidinvention consists in the various novel arrangements and combinations ofthe devices and parts, both as to location and the relative arrangementsof the parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same,all o-f which will be more fully described in the followingspecification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claimswhich are appended to and which form an essential part of thisspecification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a horizontal section of one end-portion of a car-bodyand part of the platform-vestibule, the platform being represented inplan, said view showing in horizontal section and in their openedrelation with said platform, several hinged or pivoted swing-doors, saidview also showing in plan the combined door and step-cover actuating andoperating mechanism, the stepcovering devices being indicated in dottedoutline in their raised positions. Fig. 2 is a detail side view of thestep portion of the platform of the car, with the step-covering devicesshown in their position when inclosing or covering the step, and thedoors being shown closed, said view however showing only the lowerportions of the doors, certain parts of the operating mechanism beingomitted from said view. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line3--3 in said Fig. 2. Fig. l is a view, similar to that represented insaid Fig 3, of the same parts, but showing the doors open, and thestep-inclosing or covering devices in their raised positions. Fig. 5 isa similar view of the parts represented in said Figs. 3 and 1, showingone set of doors opened and anotherset of doors closed, andillustrating` further, one of the step-inclosing or covering devices inits raised position, and the other step-inclosing or covering devicebeing shown in its lowered position. Fig. 6 is a transverse verticalsection taken on line th in Fig. 2, looking in the direction of thearrow w; and Fig. 7 is a similar sectional representation taken on line7-7 in Fig. f1 looking in the direction of the ar row y.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, thereferencecharacter 1 indicates a portion of the body of any usual typeof streetfrailway car which is provided at one or both ends with theusual inclosed or vestibule-platform 2, and the usual sidestep 3 leadingtherefrom.

The reference-character 4 indicates the usual frame-work between thecar-body 1 and t-he platform 2, formed with the usual guides or ways 5in which are movably arranged the usual doors 6 for opening and closingthe entrance 7 from the platform into the body of the car. The platformmay be provided with any suitably formed dividing rail, as 8, whichdivides the platform into an entrance part 9 and an exit-part 10, and 11indicates a fare-receiving box of any usual construction, such as isordinarily placed upon the platforms of cars of the pay as you entertype.

The position of the conductor upon the platform of the car is at oneside of the fare-receiver and in close proximity to the levers foroperating the door-opening and closing mechanism and thel mechanism foroperating the step-covering or inclosing devices, so that he can readilytake hold of and operate the said levers of the mechanism to bepresently more fully described.

rlhe large opening at the side of the platform 2, and which is formed bythe said platform and the framework 12 constituting the vestibule of theplatform, is divided by a vertical post or standard 13, which is placedmidway, or approximately so, in the side-opening of the platform. Otherstandards or posts 14 and 15 are raised upon the platform and arerespectively connected with the frame-work t of the car body 1 and thevestibule-frame 12, substantially as in the manner shown in severalfigures of the drawings. Suitably arranged in close juxtaposition to thesaid standards or posts 13, 14 and 15, are a series of verticallydisposed rods or posts 16, the said rods or posts having their lowerend-portions rotatably mounted in suitable bearings connected with theside step 3, and having their upper endportions suitably secured to theroof member of the car, substantially in the manner of the constructionset forth in my previous application for Lettersddatent filed Dec. 9,1909, Serial No. 532,247. Suitably connected with the said rods or posts16 are suitable door-sections or gates 17 and 18, the door-sections 17being arranged so as to close the entrance portion to the platform, andthe said door sections 18 being correspondingly arranged to close theexit por tions of the platform, substantially in the manner shown inseveral figures of the drawings.

Located at or near the station of the conH ductor upon the platform 2 isa tubular post 19, with which is connected a laterally extending bar orrod 20, the latter being suitably connected on its outer end with thepreviously mentioned central post or standard 13, so as to clearlyseparate the entrancepart of the platform from the exiopart thereof atthe point as will be clearly evi dent. The said tubular post or standard19 has suitably mounted therein mechanism similar to that set forth inmy said previousmentioned application, Serial No. 532,247, saidmechanism being manually operated by means of a pair of independenthand-levers or crank-arms 21 and 22 in the manner set forth in theapplication Serial No. 532,247, hereinabove mentioned. The respectivedoor or gate-sections are .independently or collectively operated fromthese hand-levers or crank-arms 21 and 22, by means of the sectorplates23, the crankarms 2li, the links 25, the links 26 and the connectingcranlearms 27 in precisely the same manner as described in thespecification of my said former application, Serial No. 532,241.7, andsubstantially in the manner illustrated in the drawings which accompanysaid application. This door or gate-opening and closing mechanism havingbeen fully described in the said speciiication of my former application,Serial No. 532,247, it will not be necessary, .in this application todescribe the detail construction of the parts of the said mechanism.

From an inspection of the several ures of the drawings, it will be seenthat the step 3 is provided with a pair of end-plates 28, and with apair of centrally disposed and correspondingly formed dividing plates29. Each end-plate or member 28, as well as each dividing member orplate 29, is formed with a vertical slot or elongated opening 30, thesaid opening being provided at its lower end, preferably, with anenlarged open portion, as 31. Slidably disposed in each elongatedopening 30 is a spool-like rolling member or element 82, and suitablyconnected with each spool-like member 32 is a shank-like portion 33.Suitably connected with each pair of such shank-like portions or members33 are step-inclosing plates or covers 34, said plat-es or covers beingpreferably made of sheet metal, and two of such plates being used withthe step 3, so as to be adapted to cover or inclose the entrance as wellas the exit portion of the said step. Each cover or plate 34 is providedupon its back or under surface with a, bearing-plate 35, and the step 3is provided at or near its rear edge with correspondingly disposedbearing-plates 36. Suitably arranged between each pair of bearing plates35 and 36, and pivotally connected with the said bearing-plates by meansof pivot-pins or bolts 37 and 38 are suitably formed links 39. Dependingfrom the lower frame-work of the platform 2 are a pair of hangers orbracket-like members 40 in the lower end of each of which is suitablysecured apivotpin 4l. Operatively connected with the said pivot-pin 4lare bell-cranks 42, each bellcrank comprisinga pair of arms 43 and 44.Pivotally connected with the free endportion of the arm 43, by means ofa suitable pin 45, is a connecting link 46, said connecting link 46being pivotally connected by means of a pin 47 with a sector-plate 23.In like manner, the arms 44 of the bellcranks 42 are pivotally connectedby means of pivot-pins 4S with links or connecting rods 49, each rod 49being pivotally connected at its opposite end, by means of a pivot-pin50 with a link 39 of a step-inclosing plate or cover 34, as will beclearly evident from an inspection of several gures of the drawings.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, the mannerof actuating the said step-inclosing covers or plates 34 for readilymoving them from their closed positions indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and 6 totheir opened positions shown in Figs. l, 4 and 7, is by means of thesaid bell-cranks 42 and the connecting links 39 and 49, when saidbell-cranks are actuated by the movements of the sector-plate 28 andlinks 46, said sector-plates, as has been stated, being actuated fromthe crank-arms or hand-levers 21 and 22.

The relative movements of the several devices or parts for opening andclosing the doors or gates, as well as removing the step inclosingplates from their inclosing and angular relation with the step shown inFig. 6 to the raised position shown in Fig. 7, and returning the saidplates 34 to their said angular positions, are indicated by thearrowheaded arcs shown more particularly in Figs. l, 3, 4 and 5 of thedrawings, from which the movements of the said parts will be clearlyevident.

rI he method of operating the respective doors or gates in pairs, eithersingly or co1- lectively, so as to open either the entrance portions orexit portions of the car platform or bot-h simultaneously as may bedesired is the same as that set forth in my previous application forLetters-Patent Serial No. 532,247; and, simultaneously with the swingingmovements of each pair of doors or gates whether singly or collectively,either one or both of the said step-inclosing or covering plates ismoved in the manner hereinbefore stated, by the manipulation of eitheror both of the said hand-levers or cranks 2l and 22.

While I have shown the step-inclosing or covering devices in connectionwith the hinged platform doors or gates, and the mechanism for openingand closing the latter, it will be clearly evident that the saidstep-inelcsing plates may be used with the platform of the carindependent of such doors or gates and the mechanism for operating thesame.

I am aware that changes may be made in the general arrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the detailsof the construction of the said parts, without departing from the scopeof the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification,and as defined in the claims which are appended to the saidspecification. I-Ience, I do not limit myself to the eXact arrangementsand combinations of the said devices and' parts as described in the saidspecification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of theconstruction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

I claim:

l. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andexit-portion, and a step, doors located in close proximity to said step,a step-covering device connected with and angularly disposed above thetread of said step, and means connected with said step-covering deviceand doors for simultaneously operating said step-covering device andsaid doors.

2. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andexit-portion, and a step, doors located in close proximity to said step,a step-covering device connected with and angularly disposed above thetread of said step, and means connected wit-h said step-covering deviceand doors, and operated from a station upon said platform and Linder thecontrol of the conductor, for operating said step-covering device andsaid doors.

3. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion, and a step, a dividing rail upon said platform, aplurality of doors for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portions, a plurality of step-covering devices movably andangularly disposed above the tread of the step, and mechanisms arrangedbeneath the platform and connected with said doors and saidstep-covering devices, said mechanisms having a portion extending,`above the plat-form, so as to be under the control of the conductor foroperating` said step-covering devices and said doors.

4f. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion, and a step, a dividing rail upon said platform, aplurality of doors for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portions, a plurality of step-covering devices movably andangularly disposed above the tread of the step, and mechanisms under thecontrol of the conductor and connected with said doors and saidstep-covering devices for operating each set of doors and step-covering`devices.

A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andexit-portion, and a step, doors located in close proximity to said step,an angularly disposed step-covering plate movably connected with saidstep, a bearing-plate secured to said step-covering plate, abearing-plate secured upon said step, a link pivotally disposed bctweenand connected with said bearingplates, a bell-crank pivoted beneath saidplatform, a connecting rod between said bell-crank and said link, andmeans connected with said bell-crank and with said doors forsimultaneously operating said doors and said step-covering plate.

(l. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andexit-portion, and a step, doo-rs located in close proximity to saidstep, an angularly disposed step-covering plate movably connected withsaid step, a bearing-plate secured to said step-covering plate, abearing-plate secured upon said step, a lilik pivota-lly disposedbetween and connected with said bearingplates, a bell-crank pivotedbeneath said platform, a connecting rod between said bellcrank and saidlink, an oscillatory sectorplate, a link connected with said sectorplateand said bell-crank, and means connected with said sector-plate forsimultaneously operating said doors and said stepcovering plate.

T. A car provided with a platform, said platform having` an entrance andexit-portion, and a step, a plurality of doors for opening and closingsaid entrance and exitportions, a plu ality of step-covering devices.movably and angularly disposed above the tread of the step,bearing-plates secured to said step-covering plates, and bearingplatessecured upon said step, links pivotally disposed between and connectedwith the bearing-plates of said step-covering plates and thebearing-plates of said step, bell-cranks pivoted beneath said platform,connecting rods between said bell-cranks and said links and mechanismsconnected with said bell-cranks for actuating said bellcranks andsimultaneously therewith operating the said doors.

8. A car provided with a platform, said platform. having' an entranceand exit-portion, and a step, a plurality of doors for opening andclosing said entrance and exitportions, a plurality of step-coveringdevices movably and singularly disposed above the tread of the step,bearing-plates secured to said step-covering plates, and bearingplatessecured upon said step, links pivotally disposed between and connectedwith the bearing-plates of said step-covering plates and thebearing-plates of said step, bell-cranks pivoted beneath said platform,connecting rods between said bell-cranks and said links, oscillatorysector-plates, links between said sector-plates and said bell-cranks,and mechanisms connected with said sectorplates for actuating` saidsector-plates and simultaneously therewith operating the said doors.

9. A car provided with a platform, said platforln having an entrance andexit-portion, and a step, doors located in close proximity to said step,said step being` provided with members formed with elongated openings,rollers movably arranged in said openings, and a shank-like elementextending from each roller, a step-covering plate connected with theshank-like elements, a bearing-plate secured to said step-coveringplate, and a bearing-plate secured upon said step, a link pivotallydisposed between and connected with said bearing-plates, a bell-crankpivoted beneath said platform, a connecting rod between said bell-crankand said link, and means connected with said bell-crank and with saiddoors for simultaneously operating said doors and said step-coveringplate.

l0. A car provided with a platform, said platform having` an entranceand exit-portions, and a step, doors located in close proximity to saidstep, said step being provided with members formed with elongatedopenings, rollers movably arranged in said openings, and a shank-likeelement extending from each roller, a step-covering plate connected withthe shank-like elements, a bearing-plate secured to said step-covering`plate, and a bearing-plate secured upon said. step, a link pivotallydisposed between and connected with said bearing-plates, a bell-crankpivoted beneath said platform, a connecting rod between said bell-crankand said link, an oscillatory sector-plate, a link connected with saidsector-plate and said bell-crank, and means connected with saidsector-plate for simultaneously operating said doors and saidstep-covering plate.

11. A car provided with a platform, said platform having` an entranceand exit-portion, and a step, a plurality of doors located in closeproximity to said step, said step being provided with members formedwith elongated openings, rollers movably arranged in said openings, anda shank-like element extending from each roller, a plurality ofstep-covering plates connected with said shank-like elements, saidstep-covering plates being movably and angnlarly disposed above thetread of the step, bearingplates secured to said step-covering plates,and bearing-plates secured upon said step, links pivotally disposedbetween and connected with the bearing-plates of said stepcoveringplates and the bearing-plates of said step, bell-cranks pivoted beneathsaid platform, connecting rods, and mechanisms connected with saidbell-cranks for actuating said bell-cranks and simultaneously therewithoperating the said step-covering plates and said doors, in pairs.

12. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andexit-portion, and a step, a plurality of doors located in closeproximity to said step, said step being provided with members formedwith elongated openings, rollers movably arranged in said openings, anda sliank-like element extending from each roller, a plurality ofstep-covering plates connected with said shank-like elements, saidstep-covering plates being movably and angnlarly disposed above thetread of the step, bearing-plates secured to said step-covering plates,and bearing-plates secured upon said step, links pivotally disposedbetween and connected with the bearing-plates of said step-coveringplates and the bearing-plates of said step, bell-cranks pivoted beneathsaid platform, connecting rods between said bell-cranks and said links,oscillatory sector-plates, links between said sector-plates and saidbell-cranks, and mechanisms connected with said sectorplates foractuating said sector-plates and simultaneously therewith operating thesaid step-covering plates and said doors, in pairs.

13. A car provided with a platform, said platform having a step, aplurality of doors located in close proximity to said step, said stepbeing formed with end-members and dividing members, said end-members andsaid connected with said bell-cranks for actuating said bell-cranks andsimultaneously therewith operating the said step-covering plates andsaid doors, in pairs.

14. A car provided with a platform, said platform having a step, aplurality of doors located in close proximity to said step, said stepbeing formed with end-members and dividing members, said end-inembersand said dividing members being provided with elongated openings,rollers niovably arranged in said openings, sliank-like elementsextending from said rollers, angularly disposed step-covering platesarranged between and connected with each pair of shank-like elements,bearing-plates secured to said step-covering plates, and bearingplatessecured to said step, links pivotally disposed and connected with thebearingplates of said step-covering plates and the bearing-plates ofsaid step, bell-cranks pivoted beneath said platform, connecting rodsbetween said bell-cranks and said links, oscillatory sector-plates,crank-arms between said sector-plates and said bell-cranks, andmechanisms connected with said sectorplates for actuating saidsector-plates and simultaneously therewith operating the saidstep-covering plates and said doors, in pairs.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 18th day of January, 1910.

CHARLES A. REMELIUS.

Vitnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. H. WV. FRAENTZEL.

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